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Job Description
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3093.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 60,990.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 2,950 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Historians”.
Also Known As…
- Historians
- Researcher
- Programs Director
- Historical Interpreter
- Historic Sites Registrar
- Historic Interpreter
- Historian
- County Records Management Officer (County RMO)
- County Historian
- Administrative Volunteer
- Supervisory Historian
- State Historical Society Director
- Research Director
- Research Associate
- Reference Data Expert
- Protohistorian
- Music Historian
- Medical Historian
- Historiographer
- Historical Society Director
- Genealogist
- Film Historian
- Field Court Researcher
- Dramatic Arts Historian
- Dance Historian
Tasks for “Research Associate”
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as collect data sources such as books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
Related Technology & Tools
- Photocopying equipment
- Digital audio recorders
- Data input scanners
- Digital still cameras
- Microphones
- Microfilm readers
- Personal computers
- Laptop computers
- Microfiche readers
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Computer laser printers
- Computer inkjet printers
- Microsoft Office
- Google Books NGram Viewer
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Searchable online catalogs
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- SPSS
- Corel WordPerfect
- TokenX
- Extensible markup language XML
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- Archives Wiki
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- ProQuest Archive Finder
- Database management systems
- Text mining software
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Digital image collections
- ArchiveGrid
- National Archives online databases
- Email software
- Statistical analysis software
- Web browser software
- Gutenberg-e
- Digital mapping software
- Scanning software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Web Scrapbook
- Page markers
- Reference management software
- Library of Congress digital collections
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- QuarkXPress
- Audio editing software
- Archival databases
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop